SHN7083 - Healthy Ageing

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Critically appraise the contemporary literature and policy in relation to health and wellbeing for ageing populations.
Justify the need for contemporary health and wellbeing interventions related to a specific population group in the ageing community.
Design an appropriate contemporary health and wellbeing intervention related to a specific population within the ageing community which is theoretically underpinned.

Content:

The module will adopt a critical approach to exploration of attitudes, policies and practices around ageing both nationally and internationally. Contemporary critiques and perspectives on ageing will be examined, including perspectives of ageing populations as an economic burden or an under-used resource. Policy and practical responses to ageing populations in modern societies will be evaluated, including debates around changes to statutory retirement age. Age-related disorders will be analysed. Factors affecting and promoting successful ageing will be evaluated, and interventions both to promote successful ageing as well as to address age related disorders will be appraised.

Learning and Teaching Information:

This module is delivered online. The core module content will be delivered using asynchronous online tasks and activities. Student learning will be supported through completion of interactive forums and web- based individual and group tutorials. Formative feedback will be provided in forums and tutorials at timepoints which align with module delivery. Summative assessment will be completed at the mid- point and at the end of the module, with feedback provided for this work.

Online Asynchronous Content
Hours: 52 hours (5 hours per week x 10 weeks)
Intended Group Size: Cohort

Web- based Group Tutorials
Hours: 3
Intended Group Size: Cohort

Web- based Individual Tutorials
Hours: 2
Intended Group Size: 1

Guided independent study
Hours: 243

Further details relating to assessment
Component 1, Written Essay: A critical analysis of literature and policy on topics related to ageing.

Component 2, Oral Presentation: 20 mins presentation (of an intervention for a population within the ageing community)

Students will be supported with the assessments in two 30-minute individual tutorials, one mid-semester and one end-of-semester.

Assessment:

001 Written essay, 3,000 words; mid semester 2 50%
002 Oral presentation, 20 mins; end of semester 2 50%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Graham Brotherton
Level - 7
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 7PGS2

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